Category Archives: Carlo Scarpa

Keeping his head

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Sally Stone

Louis Hellman, cartoonist, at Scarpa’s Canova Plaster Cast Gallery, Possagno. Circa 1990.

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Stair hack

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Sally Stone

Steps up to the rampart. Castelvecchio, Verona. Architect: Carlo Scarpa

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Castelvecchio Museum, Main Axis

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Sally Stone

Carlo Scarpa, Architect

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Canova Museum Recreated

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Sally Stone

Peter Guthrie is a freelance visualisation artist based in London. He produced these computer generated images of Carlo Scarpa’s Canova Museum in Possagno as a personal exercise for his portfolio. Museo Canoviano, Possagno Canova Museum Updated

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Olivetti Showroom

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Sally Stone

Carlo Scarpa was commissioned to design the Olivetti Showroom in 1956 and the work was completed over the next couple of years. The site was awkward, long and thin, and at about four meters high, hardly able to support a … Continue reading →

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Arcosolium

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Sally Stone

Nostalgia…The Brion tomb (1969-1978) near Treviso by Carlo Scarpa, note the sarcophagi leaning towards each other below the reinforced concrete arch. Arcosolium

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Querini Stampalia Foundation

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Sally Stone

On a recent visit to Venice, Continuity in Architecture noted the changes that have been made to Carlo Scarpa’s masterly interpretation of the Venetian Palazzo, the Querini Stampalia Foundation. These changes are apparent even before entering the building, Scarpa’s delicate … Continue reading →

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